Much of Chinese television used to have a reputation - especially in the eyes of foreign viewers - of being rather staid. And many younger Chinese viewers also found the ‘heavy on the costume drama and light on the entertainment’ formula less than riveting. But a variety of more risqué TV shows has begun to air in recent times – and they’ve been stirring things up in more than just the world of TV. In fact despite becoming huge hits, some Chinese officials want this kind of entertainment off the air. BON’s Susan Tart has more.

China’s Northeast Jilin Province has been thrashed with heavy rains and flooding this week. Nearly thirty people have died and hundreds of thousands have been evacuated. But the province has been hit by another catastrophe, one that could have been avoided. Katie Fischer reports.

Heavy rains across Southwest China earlier this week left One of the w orst hit areas was the city of Laibin in Guangxi province.

Andrew Livingstone reports on Laibin's continuing rescue efforts.

Guangxi Floods
Homegrown Success
A Game Of Cards
Phone Smuggling Bust
Policing The Police
Heavy Metal Poisoning

Many of our viewers have probably heard endless stories about the level of pollution in China. In the last decade alone, the WHO has concluded that only 1% of city dwellers breathe air that meets EU basic standards. But what about the people who dwell outside the cities? BON's Tony Zhou tells us how the air they breathe relates to the things you use every day.